__________________“Having a reasonable grounding in statistics and probability
and no belief in luck, fate, karma, or God(s), the only casino game that interests
me is blackjack. Playing blackjack properly is a
test of personal discipline." - John Carmack

And it doesn't look like an action figure...No screws/junction in the shoulders, and his head look like there's HDR on it. It could be a joke by George, but it looks great.

Oh, and if it's in-game, Dual Deagles confirmed? Sweet!

__________________“Having a reasonable grounding in statistics and probability
and no belief in luck, fate, karma, or God(s), the only casino game that interests
me is blackjack. Playing blackjack properly is a
test of personal discipline." - John Carmack

Hey everyone, first of all I think that the shot is real, and that the only reason that it was posted was because George was getting REALLY desperate to get employees so he decided that more people would apply if they(3DR) could proove to every job candidate how kick ass the game looks. People probably weren't applying just because they didn't "believe."

After all, look at where he posted it!!! At a place where people look to get hired.....so put two and two together, I think that it's pretty obvious.

And I would bet the fate of god's green earth that this has nothing to do with "the beginning of the hype machine."

It's an action figure. Look closely at the ammo belt strap and the plasticness of the guns. With a little contrast editing, layer duplication and blending in Photoshop and definitely scaling things down you can make things look convincing depending what you're shooting for.

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And I don't see George getting a kick out of messing with the fans after so many years. 3DR has stated many times that they are sorry for all the delays. I'm taking this as real until proven otherwise.

And yes, the guns look plastic.

__________________“Having a reasonable grounding in statistics and probability
and no belief in luck, fate, karma, or God(s), the only casino game that interests
me is blackjack. Playing blackjack properly is a
test of personal discipline." - John Carmack

If this is real, then damn, Duke actually aged with the games' development time.

He doesn't look old, his jaw/nose look smaller, though. Still too buff to be a senior citizen.

__________________“Having a reasonable grounding in statistics and probability
and no belief in luck, fate, karma, or God(s), the only casino game that interests
me is blackjack. Playing blackjack properly is a
test of personal discipline." - John Carmack

__________________We're on an express elevator to hell... going clown.HELLO, MY FRIEND - freindship make a happiness double times and divide sadness half and make us remove our unhappiness.
Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb